Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Greenwood Development Corp.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided October 27, 1997No. 2741PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEARN, Judge:
In this action for breach of contract, Greenwood Development Corporation (Greenwood) appeals a jury verdict of $1,500,000 in favor of Tommy Hawkins. We affirm.
Facts
Greenwood entered into a contract in January 1989 to purchase 177 acres of undeveloped property in Dorchester County from H & T Investments. H & T was owned by Tommy Hawkins and Joseph Tamsberg. The January contract was contingent on Greenwood’s being able to develop “an 18-hole championship golf course, approximately 900 single family lots, plus assorted commercial property.”
As part of the January contract, Greenwood…
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